verb · transitive · rare

hiccup

hic·cup

hiccup · hiccups · hiccuped / hiccupped · hiccuping

гикати, ікати

икать, икнуть

hicksen

To produce a hiccup; have the hiccupsTo produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.

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/ˈhɪkʌp/

» Tom has hiccups.

Tom hat Schluckauf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Tom hat einen Hicks. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Том икает. — OlgaElwen

У Тома гикавка. — deniko

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Meaning

3 senses

(intransitive)To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.
(transitive)To say with a hiccup.
"I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.
(intransitive)To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.
The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.

More definitions

breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

Examples

76 sentences

Tom has hiccups.
У Тома гикавка. — deniko
ruТом икает. — OlgaElwen
deTom hat Schluckauf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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You're hiccupping again.
У тебе знова гикавка. — deniko
ruТы опять икаешь. — fjay69
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I have hiccups.
У мене гикавка. — deniko
ruУ меня икота. — fjay69
deIch habe Schluckauf. — MUIRIEL
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I wish I could stop hiccuping.
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What should I do to stop hiccups?
ruЧто я должен сделать, чтобы прекратить икоту? — heccele
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to hiccup:

Русский

By meaning 1

to hiccup:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to hiccup:

Origin

From earlier hickop, alteration of earlier hicket, hyckock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock

From earlier hickop, alteration of earlier hicket, hyckock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock (diminutive suffix).

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Forms

hiccups, hiccuping, hiccuped, hiccuped

Base form	hiccup · to hiccup
3rd person singular	hiccups
Present participle	hiccuping
Past simple	hiccuped / hiccupped
Past participle	hiccuped / hiccupped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	hiccup
he, she, it	hiccups

Past simpleLesson

all persons

hiccuped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have hiccuped
he, she, it	has hiccuped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will hiccup

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

breathe spasmodically, and make a sound:hiccough

Word family

3 related words

Derivedhiccuper hiccuplike hiccupy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle